From Wikipedia: “The corpus callosum is a structure of the mammalian brain in the longitudinal fissure that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres. It facilitates communication between the two hemispheres. It is the largest white matter structure in the brain, consisting of 200-250 million contralateral axonal projections. It is a wide, flat bundle of..
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Oliver Sacks – Charles Bonnet Syndrome
"Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnet syndrome, when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us through the biology of this underreported phenomenon." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgOTaXhbqPQ&rel=0 https://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/oliver_sacks_what_hallucination_reveals_about_our_minds.html From Wikipedia: "Sufferers, who are mentally healthy people with often significant visual loss, have..
Read more“Inside Out lifts lid on North East’s hypnotherapists”
I'm on the BBC in a regional programme for the North East and Cumbria. From the BBC press release about the show: The show's investigation reveals that while there are several hypnotherapy organisations, none of them are regulated by law, and there are no standard qualifications. This worries hypnotherapist Andy Austin, who blows the whistle..
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This video clip is interesting, as it is a natural demonstration of what seems to be delusional behaviour. The man speaking starts off relatively normal in his speech and affect but begins to derail as he talks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpVdtwDSg9c&rel=0 Summary: A recording of a man addressing a public meeting about a white helicopter that he says..
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This is an extract from a training video for psychiatrists and medics. It details involuntary abnormal movements. It is worth noting that these movements are all drug-induced, primarily by neuroleptic medication (i.e., antipsychotic medication such as chlorpromazine, Stelazine, and so forth) and often do not resolve upon cessation of the medication. These kinds of movements..
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As I have posted previously, I have mixed feelings about videos such as these. At one level I worry about the morality/ethics of displaying someone in such a way who is unlikely to understand the implications. However, that said, I think that such videos are hugely valuable in helping people understand the nature of psychiatric..
Read moreNLP and Unemployment
Once again I might upset a few people here, but since I do it so well, I'm going to make a claim. It is a claim that is based purely on my observation and is true in some, but not all, cases. Here's the claim: NLP training can be a very fast way to unemployment...
Read moreIEMT in New York
2009 – I was in Manhattan, New York City. It is a big bustling city and scene for virtually much every Hollywood monster and apocalyptic movie ever made, and it is also the host city for the IEMT workshop. The workshop was videoed by a UK video production company for future release on DVD. These..
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I must thank Steve Andreas for drawing my attention to this brilliant short movie. Watch it and show your friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao&rel=0 Summary: A street video in which a man approaches passers-by and gives them compliments, telling them they look great, have beautiful eyes or a lovely smile, and asking them to smile. The opening seems..
Read moreGabrielle Roth – 5 Rhythms
The much-copied and imitated Gabrielle Roth. Sadly, Gabrielle Roth died from lung cancer aged 71 in 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qApDyOZKNbk&rel=0 Summary: A short documentary-style film about the 5Rhythms movement practice created by Gabrielle Roth, filmed around a workshop in Manhattan. The narrator describes the five rhythms and the levels of the dance, from unconsciousness and self-consciousness to..
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